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White House releases text of State of the Union 01/20/2015 09:03pm • WASHINGTON -- The White House has released the prepared text of the State of the Union Address, and unlike in the custom of previous years, they have allowed the media to disseminate it freely. “There is a ritual on State of the Union night in Washington,” the White House said in a post on Me What to Expect Out of an Online Graduate Program in Criminal Justice 01/15/2015 07:00pm • If shows like "Homeland" and "NCIS" make your heart flutter, it's possible an advanced criminal justice degree might be a good fit. Years ago, aspiring law enforcement officers would have to relocate to campus if they wanted a degree in the field. But today, with the proliferation of online progra Start a Career in Government With a Law Degree 11/30/2014 07:00pm • A law firm is often the next step for a new J.D. graduate, but another employer is also popular: the government. Nine months after the class of 2013 graduated, 10.6 percent worked in government, according to a report from the American Bar Association. Of the seven employment categories highlighted Prosecutors downplay that plea deal for rabbi could be in works 11/12/2014 03:41pm • WASHINGTON - Any talk of a plea agreement with a Georgetown rabbi charged with voyeurism is premature, D.C. prosecutors said hours after suggesting in court that a deal might be offered. During a status hearing in D.C. Superior Court Wednesday, prosecutors asked a judge for additional time before Police seek 4th suspect in connection with shooting of Woodbridge teen 11/12/2014 01:53pm • WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Prince William County police have identified four suspects in the shooting death of a student at Woodbridge Senior High School. Three of those suspects have been arrested in connection with killing Brenden Wilson, 16, Monday afternoon. Kawain Smalls, 20 of Woodbridge, is being Married couple, both lawyers, charged in McLean 'torture session' 11/12/2014 11:26am • WASHINGTON -- Police charged a couple in connection with a home invasion that is being called a revenge-torture session involving a McLean couple who are still recovering in the hospital. Andrew Schmuhl, 31, and Alecia Schmuhl, 30, of Springfield, Virginia, remain in custody at the the Fair FBI says it impersonated AP reporter in 2007 case 11/08/2014 03:30am • CHRIS GRYGIEL Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- The FBI's creation of a fake news story and impersonation of an Associated Press reporter during a criminal investigation undermine media credibility, blur the lines between law enforcement and the press and raise questions about whether the agency foll 'Dark Web' drug site challenge law enforcement 11/08/2014 01:12am • PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- No sooner had authorities announced the shuttering of an alleged illegal online drug bazaar than another popped up claiming to take its place.Welcome to the "dark Web," an increasingly popular corner of the Internet where thousands of computer users Q&A: What is 4chan and where did it come from? 11/07/2014 11:28pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- So, what exactly is 4Chan?4chan's roots date back to a pre-Facebook age of the Internet, where anonymity ruled and rules were few to come by. Hackers deposited nude celebrity photos on the site over the summer. It's also the birthplace of th UN rights chief blasts Sri Lankan attacks on probe 11/07/2014 12:20pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The United Nations' human rights chief sharply criticized Sri Lanka's government on Friday for attacking the integrity of a U.N. probe into alleged war crimes during the country's civil war.U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein accused the governmen UK prosecutor probes suicide of woman facing trial 11/07/2014 07:30am • LONDON (AP) -- Britain's chief prosecutor is investigating the case of a woman who killed herself several days before she was to face trial on charges of falsely reporting she had been raped.Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders said Friday she was "very saddened" by Eleanor de Freitas' de Report accuses Myanmar commanders of war crimes 11/07/2014 06:14am • AYE AYE WIN Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Military activities carried out by Myanmar's powerful minister of home affairs when the country was under dictatorship could constitute war crimes, a new study charges, saying there is evidence that he and two other generals were responsible for t Sexual violence rampant among El Salvador gangs 11/06/2014 06:07pm • ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- In a country terrorized by gangsters, it is left to the dead to break the silence on sexual violence.Rather, to the bodies of dead women and girls pulled from clandestine graves. Raped, battered and sometimes cut to pieces, they attest El Salvador's gangs target women and girls 11/06/2014 02:05pm • ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- In a country terrorized by gangsters, it is left to the dead to break the silence on sexual violence.Rather, to the bodies of dead women and girls pulled from clandestine graves. Raped, battered and sometimes cut to pieces, they attest Abduction suspect to be extradited to Virginia 11/06/2014 01:25pm • JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland judge has ordered a suspect in the abduction of a Philadelphia woman to be extradited to Virginia, where he faces outstanding charges.Delvin Barnes appeared by video from a suburban Baltimore jail for a hearing Thursday afternoon. He w